WASHINGTON (AP) -- Americans are honoring the war dead this Memorial Day with parades, official ceremonies and solemn visits.
At Arlington National Cemetery, President Bush on Monday laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns and delivered remarks at the Memorial Amphitheater.
"The soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines we remember today answered the call of service in our nation's hour of need," Bush said.
"They stood to fight for America's highest ideals, and when the sun came up this morning the flag flew at half staff in solemn gratitude and in deep respect."
A Memorial Day parade in Washington will feature one of the country's oldest veterans. Lloyd Brown was 16 years old when he signed up to fight in World War I. He's now 103 and one of an estimated 30 U.S. veterans of World War I still alive.
Elsewhere, many cities across the nation are holding their own Memorial Day parades, honoring veterans and those still serving in Iraq, Afghanistan and other spots around the globe.
On Sunday, thousands of motorcycles rolled down the streets of downtown Washington in a rally organized by Rolling Thunder, a veterans' biker group that supports veterans' rights.
The group has been staging the rally on Memorial Day weekend since 1988 to focus attention on POW/MIA issues.
Many of the bikers took part in the annual memorial ride from Arlington National Cemetery to the National Vietnam War Memorial before heading to the Lincoln Memorial.
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